The scene nearly brought tears to the eyes of Tom and Amy Robinson. As members of the Lake Catholic family - from football players to the coaching staff to students and fans in general - smiled, laughed and hugged each other on the turf of Jerome T. Osborne Stadium on Saturday night following the Cougars' 42-27 win over Youngstown Ursuline, the Robinsons stood back and smiled. It had been a while since they had done that. At least seven days. A week had passed since their oldest son, Michael, had been found dead at Atkinson Hall on the campus of Ohio University. Questions of how and why still haunt the family.On this special night, there was a reprieve from the anguish and heartache. With a glimmer of tears in their eyes, Tom and Amy Robinson stood at a distance as second-oldest son Conner received a hero's welcome following the game. It was the second of his two interceptions in the game that all but sealed Lake Catholic's upset victory. Life had gone one when, seven days earlier, it felt like it couldn't have. "Look at what's here," Amy said, slowly waving her arm from one side to another, scanning the hundreds of people on the field. "The community, our family, our friends, our church, the Lake Catholic community," the mother of four said, "We truly feel those arms around us." The events of the recent days have helped the Robinsons know what their 18-year-old son Michael meant to so many people. Student sections at Mentor, South and Perry - just to name a few - for one night turned away from their school's colors on Friday to wear Lake Catholic green to honor Michael Robinson's memory. Many, if not most, of the people who had flooded the field Saturday after Lake Catholic's win were wearing special commemorative T-shirts with Michael Robinson's name on it, with the words "Once a Cougar..." prominently displayed. The outpouring of support all week has taken the breath away from the heartbroken family. "Unbelievable," Amy said. "Truly unbelievable." Clutching the game ball in his hands, the one Lake Catholic coach Mike Bell presented him just after the clock struck zero, Conner thought back to the previous Saturday morning when he woke from his slumber in anticipation of film study and a light workout following the Cougars' season-opening loss to Strongsville. Then his family got the word - their son Michael, a freshman majoring in pre-physical therapy and psychology - had been found dead. "Everything just went downhill from there," Conner said, tucking the game ball under his arm and sighing deeply. Searching for a starting point at which to pick up the pieces of his shattered world, Conner turned to his other brothers. The ones who wear green and gray. "Conner wanted to keep things going the way they were," Amy said. "He got up every morning, he went to workouts. He went to school. He went to practice. "We're very proud of him for that." Football was and will continue to be Conner's refuge. "He will continue to carry his brother's number on his chest, literally," Bell said, noting Conner changing his number from his regular No. 13 to Michael's 10. "I can't be more proud of the way he has responded to this." Fighting through the heaviest of hearts, Conner led a spirited defensive charge that helped push Lake Catholic to victory. The only two turnovers the Cougars forced against Youngstown Ursuline - both of which led to touchdowns - came on interceptions by Conner. "Someone was looking over him from above," Tom Robinson said, glancing momentarily to the heavens. "Michael would have been proud of him," Amy said with a nod. "Very proud of him." No doubt, difficult days, weeks and years remain for the Robinson family as they sort through the events that led to the day they lost their oldest son. There will be high points, such as those of Saturday when Conner's actions helped lead the team to victory. There will be low points, such as not being able to rehash those two interceptions with his older brother. Through it all, as Tom said, "we all have got to find a way to go on." The outpouring of support, both from the Lake Catholic family and the extended family from throughout the region that honored the memory of Michael Robinson this weekend, has been valuable in this healing process. "They're getting us through this," Amy said. "They really are."